Nagami kumquat

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Nagami kumquat grow and care – plant of the genus citrus also known as Citrus margarita or Oval kumquat tree, Nagami kumquat grow as shrub or tree perennial evergreen with thorns also used as ornamental plant. It can grow in subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 8+

Flowers white with yellow stamen.

Kumquat fruit

Fruit taste sour with little bit bitter, fruit size ~1 -4 cm and color is orange. The inner fruit divided by segments, the segment cover with soft thin layer, it containing the pulp (little cones covered with a thinner layer). Rind shape is oval in color orange, the edible part is especially the rind eaten raw, the taste is sweet and little bit bitter also used as flavor and fragrant

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How to grow Nagami kumquat growing and care:

Frost free, well drained

What is the best way to start growing Cumquat plant:
Plant / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, necessary

Difficulties/Problems with growing:
When the tree young very sensitive to citrus leaf miner, thorns

Planting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn

Pests and diseases:
Citrus leaf miner, aphids, citrus foot rot, ant, citrus gummosis

Pruning season:
When there is no fruits on the branch

How to prune:
Dead branch, cross branch, too much density

Size of the plant?
0.3-4 m (1-12 feet), possible to grow it as shrub 0.3-1 m (1-3 feet) or tree 1-4m (3-12 feet)

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Fast growing

Irrigation water management requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun

Is it possible to grow indoor?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

When does flowers bloom?
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Flowers are white with yellow stamen

Thinning / Deadheading of Nagami kumquat Blossom:
The first year should thinning the flowers

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible Fruits

When does it yield:
Autumn / Winter

Pests or diseases in Cumquat fruit:
Citrus stubborn disease, citrus black spot, Alternaria

What can be done with big quantities of Kumquat fruit?
Eat, juice, the rind used fragrant, fruit leather, sugary rind

Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick up (sometimes cut brunches that grow into the fruit)

How long does it take to bear fruit?
1-3 years

Ripening of fruit
Possible to pick up the fruit before and let them ripening them in the house

Scientific name:

Citrus japonica

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants

Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate

Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub, Tree

Plant Uses: Bonsai, Edible plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water, Small amounts of water

Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9

Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color:

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers

Flower colors: White flower

Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Winter harvest

Edible Parts: Edible Fruit

Culinary uses: Eaten raw, Fruit, Jams, Juice